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Risk & Security Manager

JOB SUMMARY
Company	DAI
Industry	International...
Category	Risk Manageme...
Location	Burkina Faso,...
Job Status	Full-time
Salary	N/A
Education	Bachelor̵...
Experience	7 years
Job Expires	Nov 09, 2024
Contact	...

Company Profile

DAI is an employee-owned global development company. For 40 years, we have worked on the frontlines of international development, tackling fundamental social and economic development problems caused by inefficient markets, ineffective governments, and instability. Currently, DAI is delivering results that matter in some 60 countries. Our integrated development solutions turn ideas into impact by bringing together fresh combinations of expertise and innovation across multiple disciplines—crisis mitigation and stability operations, democratic governance and public sector management, agriculture and agribusiness, private sector development and financial services, economics and trade, HIV/AIDS and disease control, water and natural resources management, and energy and climate change. Our clients include international development agencies, international lending institutions, private corporations and philanthropies, and national governments.

Job Description

Strengthening Regional Peace and Stability in West Africa Program

POSITION	Risk & Security Manager
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE	October 2024	August 2028
BASE OF OPERATIONS	Burkina Faso, Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Niger,Togo And Accra,
GRADE
POSITION REPORTS TO	Regional Security Director (Technical) Deputy Chief of Party – Operations (Administrative)

Project Background

The Strengthening Regional Peace and Stability (SRPS) in West Africa Program is a five-year, USAID-funded program implemented by DAI. The program supports the efforts of West Africans to address the risks of instability from democratic backsliding and from conflict, and prioritizes targeted governance, conflict and violence prevention, peacebuilding, and preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) interventions across the region. The program will engage with regional partners and with governments that demonstrate commitment to power-sharing and resource redistribution, both of which are crucial for reducing exclusion, violence, and conflict. Program interventions will address causes of fragility, and focus on good governance approaches, conflict prevention and response, and P/CVE interventions across select target countries in the Sahel and coastal West Africa.

Objectives of the assignment

The Risk and Security Manager will work closely with the Deputy Chief of Party – Operations and the Senior Management Team. The Risk and Security Manager will be skilled and knowledgeable of security and risk management in development settings with the ability to navigate challenges presented by the fluid and rapidly changing operational context across the West Africa region. The Risk and Security Manager will be proactive to address security issues that may emerge over the course of project implementation in the hub office and in country field offices in target geographies.

Tasks & Responsibilities

The following comprise main responsibilities of the Risk & Security Manager:

Develop project risk and security plans and develop detailed familiarity with DAI crisis and incident management response procedures and provide training to project leadership and other project staff including staff in country field offices in target geographies.
Coordinate with all project staff to ensure that everyone follows required security policies and plans, and that the team understands all dynamic security issues and considerations across program geographies.
Ensure DAI Global Security is informed of all incidents and that incidents are reported to the client through the Chief of Party (COP) and other designated project contacts.
Research and identify emerging threats and risks, and develop threat/vulnerability analysis to complement preparedness, avoidance, response and evacuation programs.
Provide weekly or as needed, verbal and written security updates to DAI Global Security, DAI Home Office and the project’s Senior Management Team to inform project travel decisions and activity implementation protocols as required.
Serve as a key member of DAI project resilience and business continuity structures, relying on risk management best practices.
Train program staff in security protocols, including violence/danger avoidance strategies, and natural disaster preparedness and survival strategies.
In coordination with the COP and other members of the project’s Senior Management Team, as appropriate, ensure any plans, movements, operations, proposed changes or recommendations are fair and reasonable and within the context of the project Security Plan.
Assist with procurement of items such as communications equipment, vehicle tracking equipment, medical kits, security upgrades and ancillaries.
Provide written briefings and updates as necessary to include areas to be avoided in cities and geographies based on latest developments.
Provide pre-deployment briefings for staff traveling to areas for the first time or other high-risk project locations.
Support route assessments and provide advice on travel management with the Operations Manager.

Required Skills or Experience

Bachelor’s degree with more than 7 years of relevant work experience.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Strong professional skills including communications, coordination, managing multiple tasks, analysis, working with regional multi-country teams and problem-solving required.
An acute understanding of low-profile security management regarding all facets of security operations, and an ability to problem solve and lead in high stress environments.
Accuracy in working with large amounts of data.
Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints.
Fluency in English. French language proficiency a plus.

How To Apply

Application Link: https://fs23.formsite.com/OLJTgx/wpblryzlvc/index

DAI works on the frontlines of global development. Transforming ideas into action —action into impact. We are committed to shaping a more livable world.

DAI and its employees are committed to confronting racism and holding ourselves accountable for positive change within the company and in the communities, cultures, and countries in which we live and work. DAI is committed to attracting and retaining the best employees from all races and backgrounds in our continued effort to become a better development partner.

DAI upholds the highest ethical standards. We are committed to the prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment as well as other ethical breaches. All our positions are therefore subject to stringent vetting and reference checks.

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